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Old Dec 1, 2015 | 04:03 PM
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Since i did some suspension upgrades i made a video at the track looking at 1 of my rear shocks, shocks where in position 8 out of 9, adjusted the traccion bars a penny thick from touching the leaf springs, tires are et street at 15 psi

I left with foot brake/3500rpm/5psi of boost, exacly 1 second after i launch im at 10 psi of boost and it slowly goes to 11 or so till the end of the 1/4 run

60´s on that run where 1.946

What exacly am i looking for? for the shocks to extend and keep extended? i see its extending the second i start to hit the throttle and it keeps extended other then the bumps at the track, our track is concrete till 60 ft and then its pavment so it has a bump on both sides :s

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any input is appreciated
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Old Dec 1, 2015 | 04:08 PM
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hard to tell from the vid. did it hook or spin? if it hooked, leave harder. 1.94 hooking is slow poke
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Old Dec 1, 2015 | 04:12 PM
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Those shocks arent doing squat for control
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Old Dec 1, 2015 | 04:14 PM
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hard to tell with such a soft launch.
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Old Dec 1, 2015 | 04:26 PM
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What setting was those ranchos on
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setting 8 out of 9

Besides having humidity weather that day, our track is not really different from a street, they only prep the first 60 or 100ft if much and by prep they only spray vht on it but that the best we can get here

i was thinking on setting the shocks to position 9 (the stiffest) and then maybe but 1 turn of load with the caltracks on the leaf springs

then launch it harder, i can boost it a little more and still hold it with my brakes
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I would launch it harder where you're at. don't change anything if you're not spinning. once you see how it reacts with a harder launch you can make a decision from there.


was that a nailed throttle or just rolling into it?
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Can say this when i had ranchos and toss them full stiff i could still move rear around by hand, now with afcos and only having my shocks half way i can barely move the rear...amazing how much a good shock helps
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I would launch it harder where you're at. don't change anything if you're not spinning. once you see how it reacts with a harder launch you can make a decision from there.


was that a nailed throttle or just rolling into it?
nailed it, 40% tps on footbrake to make the 5 psi of boost and when i let out the brakes 100% tps

this gives me some ideas i´ll test more next race season
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Originally Posted by George C....
Can say this when i had ranchos and toss them full stiff i could still move rear around by hand, now with afcos and only having my shocks half way i can barely move the rear...amazing how much a good shock helps
i believe you but we have seen some pretty good times on ranchos for members in here so i think if i tune my current suspension i should be able to lower my 60´s
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